Wednesday, February 4, 2009

...back home at 12:30 PM, post op

it got me one last time this AM...as I was getting onto the gurney in the pre op prep room...I was trying to avoid tangling myself in the generous "gown"...and rolled over onto my finger...

but enough of that...

my only previous surgical adventure, in SF...had prepared me for this outing...though since 1/1/09, they no longer "mark" the body part...where the surgery is to be done...

in SF, I had felt pen marks in my right arm pit...[sentinel lymph gland] and my right thumb...

I was, however "tagged"...

these are not parting gifts nor do they have any relation...to Mardi Gras necklaces...

as I lay waiting to go into the operating room...I heard the familiar "clump, clump"of cowboy boots...

I said..."Hi Unkle Phil"...he stopped, realized it was me...and we visited briefly...he also told me that my anesthesiologist was a good one...which is always nice to hear...

when I chatted with Dr.W, the anesthesiologist...he asked about any current pain... & I mentioned my sinus headache...he said, "I'll take care of that..."[it was gone for a while but is starting to reappear now...]

then I went in to the operating room...managed to move myself sideways from the gurney...onto the table, without further finger foibles...and drifted hazily through the next hour or so...

since I arrived in "recovery" at 11 AM...I didn't leave until around noon...further complicating Square Peg's day...as she had been waiting since 11...as they told me to have her do...

it was also nice to see Fr N who had been at the hospital "visiting"...

as you can see, it is now straight again !

I'm to keep it clean, dry and elevated...until I see Dr L on 2/12 for the post op follow-up...

Dr. L said that they used stainless steel wire rather than pins...I'm sure I'll find out why, eventually...

I'm supposed to be on a liquid/soft diet today...take the pain meds after I eat...elevate to ease the swelling...and rest... I think I can do that...

many thanks to Square Peg...and all the others who have helped me during this time...thanks too for all your prayers & good thoughts...it's all appreciated...

2 comments:

Praise the Lord...it is over! And now you are truly on the way to recovery AND a straight finger! Make sure that you do everything Dr. M said to do. Don't forget about my offer of any sssistance you might need. I'll be around more than I thought tomorrow...just have to go to the big T for a couple of hours! You can get my cell phone number from Square Peg!My prayers continue to be with you! Hugs,